Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes open their season with a matchup against the North Dakota State Bison on Thursday, August 29 at Folsom Field. The Buffs return Heisman Trophy candidates Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter, and enter year two under Coach Prime with high expectations. CU rebuilt its offensive line and added two new coordinators in NFL veteran coaches Pat Shurmur (offense) and Robert Livingston (defense). NDSU is a powerhouse in the Football Championship Subdivision, and will be playing for first year head coach Tim Polasek. The Bison are the No. 2 ranked team in the country at the FCS level. All-American safety Cole Wisniewski has been ruled out for NDSU with a foot injury. 

The Buffs are 10.5-point favorites in the latest North Dakota State vs. Colorado odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 55.5, down from opening at 59.5 Colorado is a -400 (risk $400 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with North Dakota State listed as a +320 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Colorado vs. North Dakota State picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Colorado vs. North Dakota State in their Week 1 matchup. We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Colorado vs. North Dakota State in their Week 1 matchup in Boulder, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who went 107-45-2, returning $5,790 for $100 bettors, betting on college football in 2023, and find out!

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